MS medium supplemented with different concentrations of BAP/KN in combination with NAA resulted in initiation of callus and shoots from shoot tip and nodal explants (Table 1; Figs. 1a, 1b, 1c & 1d). Maximum number of multiple shoots were induced in MS medium supplemented with 1.5 mg/l BAP (Fig. 2b) when compared to other and higher concentrations used.